What materials did you use?Used inexpensive fabrics just to try this out. Cotton for the top, terrycloth for the backing.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?I had major problems FMQ with the terrycloth backing. I would suggest researching it first if you want to FMQ. I finally gave up and used the walking foot.

By the way.... there are 3 different "towels" in the picture. The kids picked out their own colors :)

Great idea, making a personalized towel for your children, and really nice machine binding! I try to machine bind, but mine hardly looks as nice as yours. I love the color combos as well. Your children have an eye for color!